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‘Unprovoked attack’: Russian troops to enter eastern Ukraine
Australians have been directed to leave Ukraine immediately as Russian tanks roll into the breakaway territories.
Opinion
Putin's Russia
Putin shatters any last pretence that ‘rules-based order’ will protect us
Western governments, including Australia’s, are huffing and puffing and imposing sanctions on Russia. But no one is stopping it.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Exclusive
Public transport
Dossier compiled for NSW Premier furious over Sydney rail shutdown
Transport Minister David Elliott has come under fire to explain when he was told about the transport agency’s decision to close the network, which disrupted thousands on Monday.
‘Bucketload of rain’ unloads on Sydney as summer’s end nears
Weather forecasters predict the rain that has drenched Sydney will persist, after some suburbs received up to 76mm in an hour.
Opinion
Industrial relations
Serious hole in claim that safety demanded trains must stop
If safety was at stake, why didn’t Sydney Trains use the same mechanism as it did four years ago to stop the train strike?
Shae McCrystal
Professor of labour law
‘Extremely unimpressed’: AGL fires back at Cannon-Brookes’ takeover bid
AGL has rejected Mike Cannon-Brookes’ claim he can shut its coal plants without price shocks, and warns investors are “unimpressed” with his buyout offer.
Who’s been harbouring fugitive Graham Potter? Extradition order granted following arrest
The man formerly dubbed Australia’s most wanted will be extradited to Victoria following his arrest in Queensland after more than a decade on the run.
PM backs bill excluding female trans athletes from women’s sport
Liberal Senator Claire Chandler introduced her “save women’s sports” bill to Parliament earlier this month during a heated debate about transgender rights.
PM’s ally Hawke a no-show as Liberals face off in court
The powerbroker was unrepresented in court today amid legal action against him and the Liberal Party by one of its own members.
Got a booster? You probably won’t need another for a while
A fourth dose of a COVID vaccine may be unnecessary for most people, according to a flurry of new studies.
Wall Street billionaire takes on McDonald’s over pigs
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn has long been a divisive figure on Wall Street. Now he has set his sights on McDonald’s.
Opinion
Ask an expert
Q&A: How do cryptocurrency assets affect the age pension?
Cryptocurrency is assessed as an asset for social security means tests, but is not subject to the pension income test deeming provisions, as it is not considered a financial product that produces income.
Noel Whittaker
Money columnist
America’s most expensive house hits the market for $411 million
Despite the record asking price, the luxury residence known as The One has actually had a hefty price cut.
Victorians head to the pub while NSW households spruce up their decor
Victorians went out for a chef-cooked meal and a drink at the pub when coronavirus lockdowns ended while NSW residents splashed out on furnishings for their increasingly expensive homes.
‘Box office gold’: how Tom Holland is helping cinemas recover
The success of Spider-Man: No Way Home and Uncharted has brought life back to multiplexes after two devastating years.
Sydney
‘Don’t do it again’: Mundine’s warning for Liberals amid preselection chaos
Warren Mundine says being parachuted into the seat of Gilmore in 2019 as a captain’s pick by Scott Morrison was a “disaster”.
William Tyrrell’s foster mother charged with assault
The woman, who cannot be named, is accused of assaulting a child who is not William. She will apply to have the charge dismissed on mental health grounds.
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Returning to a workplace frozen in time after two years at home
From the outside, my office block looked the same. On the inside, it was a bit like the Mary Celeste.
Tim Connors
Sydney’s global city status ‘at risk’ from developer levy overhaul
The City of Sydney estimates it will be $650 million worse off by 2040 under the state government’s proposed changes.
Analysis
Industrial relations
Public sector unrest threatens an autumn of discontent ahead of elections
An angry NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet faces another test of his judgment and political dexterity, as the Omicron threat wanes.
Politics
Another 600,000 children need vaccine to reach government target
A vaccination roundtable will convene next week to discuss how to boost uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among five to 11-year-olds, which has fallen to below 5000 doses a day.
Business
Opinion
Investment banking
Credit Suisse’s ‘dirty money’ leak shines light on murky world of Swiss banking
The reputation of Swiss banking has taken a battering for years and the hits keep coming, with a fresh slew of stories about Credit Suisse’s links with unsavoury clients.
Paul J. Davies
World
‘Where has the money gone?’: Hariri brother steps up promising change
The country is stuck in a never-ending cycle of corruption and his brother, former PM Saad Hariri, has announced he is bowing out of politics.
Opinion
Affordable housing drive will benefit everyone
Jude Munro and Michael Lennon
America will not defend Ukraine, for fear of China
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
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Property
Is a short- or long-term letting better for your investment property?
The rental vacancy rate is so low in many regional areas, and rents, as a result, are so high. Does it make more sense to let out a property as a regular residential tenancy, or put it on a short-stay platform?
America’s most expensive house hits the market for $411 million
Despite the record asking price, the luxury residence known as The One has actually had a hefty price cut.
Lifestyle
Opinion
Psychology
Injectables hinder not only the way people read your face, but the way you read theirs
A new TV experiment recruits first-time Botox users to take a closer look at the long-term effects of cosmetic injectables. It’s easy to forget the face plays a fundamental social role.
Antoinette Lattouf
Journalist and author
Culture
The important role the bartender plays on reality show First Dates
James Devlin remembers how the bartender calmed his nerves when he met a stranger on the UK version of First Dates; now it’s his turn to do the same on First Dates Australia.
Sport
Why Australia will travel to Pakistan without a spin coach
Australia’s spin coach Sridharan Sriram won’t be able to pass on advice to the likes of Nathan Lyon, Mitch Swepson and Ashton Agar during play in the upcoming tour of Pakistan.
Latrell back early after NRL counts All Star game in suspension
Souths applied to the NRL a couple of weeks ago about Mitchell making an earlier return to the season proper given what the pre-season game meant to him.
Updated
NRL 2022
‘They’ve all got their strengths’: Maguire appoints five co-captains for Tigers
Michael Maguire has gone back to the model introduced by Ivan Cleary several years ago by naming five co-captains for the upcoming season.
‘Head and shoulders above’: So why are rivals happy Broncos didn’t split up?
The NRL is desperate for its expanded six-team women’s competition to be as even as possible but the only team to have won the NRLW title refused to be split up.
‘I’m misunderstood’: Latrell Mitchell on the haters, Turbo and what drives him
Being labelled the best player in the game? Latrell Mitchell is full of praise for Tom Trbojevic, but he has a motivation stronger than outdoing the Manly No.1.
‘No contact’: Bayliss says he hasn’t been interviewed to replace Langer
Former England coach Trevor Bayliss has not heard from Cricket Australia as discussions continue around a replacement for Justin Langer.
‘I’ll be looking for him’: Burgess Bond put on hold for Charity Shield
Tom and George Burgess insist it will be business as usual when they play on opposing teams in Saturday’s Charity Shield.
Have Your Say
Return of flawed genius Beale puts fullbacks on notice
James O’Connor and Quade Cooper are proof that players once viewed as troublemakers can recast themselves as extremely valuable Wallabies.
